Abstaining from Flesh
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kollāṉ pulālai maṟuttāṉaik kaikūppi / yellā vuyirun toḻum
“Who slays nought,- flesh rejects- his feet before / All living things with clasped hands adore.”
“Behold the man who killeth not and abstaineth from flesh-meat: all the world joineth hands to do him reverence.”
All living beings will join their hands in worship before the one who kills no life and has rejected flesh.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
கொல்லான் புலாலை மறுத்தானை= ஓர் உயிரையும் கொல்லாதவனுமாய்ப் புலாலையும் உண்ணாதவனை; எல்லா உயிரும் கை கூப்பித் தொழும்= எல்லா உயிரும் கை குவித்துத் தொழும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
All living creatures in the world will join their hands in reverent devotion before the noble soul who neither slaughters life nor consumes the flesh of any living being.